Looking for good soild Socket 1366 board

colt1911 · 11-02-2009, 01:20 PM

Like title says I'm looking for a solid 1366 board. Don't care about the SAS hook ups cause I want be using it and will only be using one video card. Any suggestion appreciated and would help if you let me know why you think it's a solid board. Thanks

daisymtc · 11-02-2009, 01:54 PM

Price Range??
I do recommend Gigabyte/ASUS in gerenal.

2048Megabytes · 11-02-2009, 05:40 PM

Take a look at the GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R Motherboard. Out of the motherboards I have owned Gigabyte has impressed me the most for its quality.

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R Motherboard - $185
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...dlist=celebros

**The_Other_One** · 11-02-2009, 05:54 PM

Second that... I have that GA-EX58-UD3R. While I find the bios layout/wording to be rather confusing when compared to my old Asus, the board itself seems top notch. Build quality is great and it's been very stable running my i7 920 at 3.33GHz.

Jamin43 · 11-02-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Second that... I have that GA-EX58-UD3R. While I find the bios layout/wording to be rather confusing when compared to my old Asus, the board itself seems top notch. Build quality is great and it's been very stable running my i7 920 at 3.33GHz.

Just let it be known that it has a 3+1 channels for RAM. Triple Channel + single channel can limit some expansion needs if a person wants to add alot of RAM.

If you start at 6 GB - and have a desire later on to add 3 or 6 more GB in triple channel mode - you can't add a second set of triple channel RAM.

colt1911 · 11-03-2009, 03:23 AM

I don't have a price range and I will eventually need to run more than 6 gigs of ram . So with taht being the case is their another board besides the GA-EX58-UD3R and the Asus P6T deluxe which I have now and is a piece of crap.

Midnight_fox1 · 11-03-2009, 04:41 AM

Do the Foxconn Bloodrage. It looks so cool.

**The_Other_One** · 11-03-2009, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamin43

Just let it be known that it has a 3+1 channels for RAM. Triple Channel + single channel can limit some expansion needs if a person wants to add alot of RAM.

Yeah, that 4th slot confused me a little when I first saw it, but I don't expect to upgrade personally... Though seeing as I already ran out of ram once...

Jamin43 · 11-03-2009, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Yeah, that 4th slot confused me a little when I first saw it, but I don't expect to upgrade personally... Though seeing as I already ran out of ram once...

I was considering the UD3P - Took me a while too. I was like WTF????

I wanted the option to upgrade - b/c you never know what the future holds - so went with the UD4P - but I can't recommend it - b/c the board has been discontinued. You can still buy it on Amazon through a seller - but I can't find it anywhere else in stock.

**The_Other_One** · 11-03-2009, 05:54 AM

I almost didn't get it because of the ram... Is it only dual channel... Why have another... Well I'm happy with my board now. And yes, it's triple channel

11-02-2009, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Age: 47 Posts: 707	Looking for good soild Socket 1366 board Like title says I'm looking for a solid 1366 board. Don't care about the SAS hook ups cause I want be using it and will only be using one video card. Any suggestion appreciated and would help if you let me know why you think it's a solid board. Thanks __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P6T Deluxe CPU - Intel Core I7 920 with Noctua NH-U12P G. Skill PC12800 1600mhz ( 6 gigs ) XFX GTX 260 (216 ) w/ Samsung T240 LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ Seagate 1T 32mb Sata 2 2 Sata DVD Burners Antec 1200 w/ Corsair 750watt psu Logitech Z5500 speakers

11-02-2009, 05:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 2,287	Take a look at the GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R Motherboard. Out of the motherboards I have owned Gigabyte has impressed me the most for its quality. GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R Motherboard - $185 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...dlist=celebros __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Operating Systems: Linux Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows Vista Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS Video Card: MSI R3650-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 3650 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: Super Talent PC2-6400 2 gigabytes Processor: Phenom 9550 Quad-Core (2.2 gigahertz)

11-02-2009, 05:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,406	Second that... I have that GA-EX58-UD3R. While I find the bios layout/wording to be rather confusing when compared to my old Asus, the board itself seems top notch. Build quality is great and it's been very stable running my i7 920 at 3.33GHz. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

11-03-2009, 03:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Age: 47 Posts: 707	I don't have a price range and I will eventually need to run more than 6 gigs of ram . So with taht being the case is their another board besides the GA-EX58-UD3R and the Asus P6T deluxe which I have now and is a piece of crap. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P6T Deluxe CPU - Intel Core I7 920 with Noctua NH-U12P G. Skill PC12800 1600mhz ( 6 gigs ) XFX GTX 260 (216 ) w/ Samsung T240 LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ Seagate 1T 32mb Sata 2 2 Sata DVD Burners Antec 1200 w/ Corsair 750watt psu Logitech Z5500 speakers

11-03-2009, 04:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
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11-02-2009, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,918	Price Range?? I do recommend Gigabyte/ASUS in gerenal.

11-03-2009, 05:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,406	I almost didn't get it because of the ram... Is it only dual channel... Why have another... Well I'm happy with my board now. And yes, it's triple channel __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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